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EU-Turkey deal leaves refugees stranded in Greece

March 20, 2016 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

The deal struck Friday between the European Union and Turkey to try to end the flow of migrants to Europe,

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EU, Turkey, reach provisional migrant deal

March 18, 2016March 18, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

The European Union and Turkey reached a provisional deal Friday to curb the unprecedented influx of migrants into Europe. EU

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EU, Turkey approve migration deal

March 18, 2016March 21, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

The European Union and Turkey have reached a landmark deal to ease the EU’s ongoing refugee crisis. The accord is

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EU migrant deal with Turkey in sight at Brussels summit

March 18, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Gathered for a make-or-break summit on clinching a migrant deal with Turkey, EU leaders have agreed their position. The bloc

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EU agrees on deal for sending migrants to Turkey

March 18, 2016March 18, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

European Union leaders have agreed on a plan to send thousands of migrants from Syria and elsewhere to Turkey, in

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Doubts grow as EU leaders meet on migrant deal with Turkey

March 17, 2016 Lisa Bryant of VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia, Turkey

European Union leaders begin talks Thursday to work out a migrant deal with Turkey that is littered with political, legal

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet proposes to pay close to 6M euro towards EU 3BN euro deal with Turkey

March 16, 2016March 17, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed on March 16 2016 to ask the National Assembly to ratify a contribution of 5.9 million euro

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Cyprus may torpedo EU-Turkey deal

March 16, 2016March 16, 2016 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle Cyprus, Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Two days before the next refugee summit between the EU and Turkey, it is far from certain that a deal

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarians cut back bookings for Easter holidays in Turkey, Greece – reports

March 15, 2016March 16, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, tourism, Turkey

There is a 40 per cent decrease in the number of Bulgarians intending to visit Turkey at Easter, following a

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